New Delhi: Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday suddenly resigned as Vice-President citing health reasons. Earlier in the day, Dhankhar addressed the Rajya Sabha on the first day of the monsoon session and raised several serious issues, including the impeachment motion against Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma.
In a detailed statement, Dhankhar informed the house that he had received a motion for the removal of High Court judge Yashwant varma under Article 217(1)(b) read with Article 218 of the Constitution and Section 3 of the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. “It is signed by more than 50 members of the Council of States and thus it meets the numerical requirement,” he said.
“If the motion is presented in the two houses on different dates, then the motion which is presented in the house first that alone is taken into consideration and the second motion gets nonjurisdictional,” he said explaining the technical details of the matter.
Jagdeep Dhankar's Last Address To Rajya Sabha
"I extend my deepest gratitude to Your Excellency the Hon'ble President of India for her unwavering support and the soothing wonderful working relationship we maintained during my tenure." he said in his resignation.
"I express my deep gratitude to the Hon'ble Prime Minister and the esteemed Council of Ministers. Prime Minister's cooperation and support have been invaluable, and I have learned much during my time in office," he said in the letter expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the cabinet.
Earlier on Sunday, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar urged parliamentarians to engage in constructive politicking and refrain from personal attacks during the Monsoon Session.
Dhankhar was sworn in as the 14th Vice President of India in 2022. He defeated opposition candidate Margaret Alva in the Vice Presidential election held on August 6, 2022. Dhankhar bagged 528 votes out of a total of 725, while Margaret Alva got 182 votes. Before serving the office of Vice President, he served as the Governor of West Bengal from 30 July 2019 – 18 July 2022.
